Miss Manners: Party Etiquette - Not a Babysitting Service

Miss Manners advises a couple hosting a New Year's Eve family party to address parents who drop off their children and leave, effectively using the hosts as free babysitters. She suggests creating a schedule for parents to take turns supervising the children, especially assigning those who have previously left early to slots near midnight, to ensure fair participation and prevent the hosts from being taken advantage of.